We live in a world of instant gratification. You want to watch an episode of something, turn on Netflix and there it is. But to be successful, we need to learn to be patient. We need to overcome our impatience. We need to be better a delaying out gratification. We need to work hard and wait. But how can you be more patient?

All women have a superpower. Something they naturally excel at. A skill or strength that makes them amazing and exceptional. But all superpowers have weaknesses - your superpower might be one of your great gifts, but it can also cause struggled. How can you harness your superpower to create a better, happier life?

Do you feel like all you do is problem solve? You are carrying this huge mental load that you just can’t release? What if you could approach problem solving in a totally new way to improve your work-life balance? First principle thinking is a great way to come up with amazing solutions to regular working mom problems - like creating a great schedule.

How are your New Year’s resolutions going? Are you making good progress or feeling a little stuck? Maybe the psychology behind why you haven’t achieved your goals can help you rethink what you can do to successful create new habits and achieve your goals.

Everyone seems to want to change their habits these days – hoping and believing it will lead us to be faster, more efficient, more productive, more intelligent. Most importantly the more habits you create the less mental energy you need to spend – improving your mental load and work-life balance. But what does the science of behavior change really tell us about how to make and break habits?

Despite having great career ambitions, so many of us do thing that hold us back. I was at dinner with a colleague, a successful professor (and working mother) at a university and a researcher at a large hospital. She is being pursued for a new more senior position, but had a list of excuses about why she shouldn’t even attend an informational interview with them. As she spoke, I could see myself in so many of her excuses…

Do you know about the happiness equation? As I started to learn about it, I realized my happiness equation was out of balance. I was disappointed and frustrated by relatively small things - like my son waking up early from naps.